This is an article about how the latest cards perform with Linux.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/12/...ce_and_radeon_take_on_linux/index.html
Personally I use a 7800GT now and some games like Quake 3 and Wolfenstein: ET run great. I've also tried UT2004. Visual quality is equal, and all that is left is for game companies to release binaries for Linux (and perhaps make the control panels as good as the Windows ones).
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/12/...ce_and_radeon_take_on_linux/index.html
The bottom line is that the top-of-the-line graphics cards from both ATI and Nvidia do work (and work well) with Linux. While Nvidia currently exposes more of its underlying card capabilities under Linux than does ATI, the latter has made significant strides. Beyond simply getting its X1000-series and other recent graphics card families to work in Linux environments, ATI is still negotiating with top-tier Linux distributions to incorporate its proprietary drivers into mainstream products. At the same time, the Linux gaming community is getting a major boost from continued support and development efforts from both parties. Mere months ago, much of this capability was nonexistent.
Personally I use a 7800GT now and some games like Quake 3 and Wolfenstein: ET run great. I've also tried UT2004. Visual quality is equal, and all that is left is for game companies to release binaries for Linux (and perhaps make the control panels as good as the Windows ones).